Menu Savers

Here are more penny-pinching recipes your family will enjoy. Mix and match to suit your tastes.

Grilled Meat Loaf
This is the perfect summertime twist on a comforting family favorite. Shape the meat into loaves and “bake” them on a grill. Ketchup brushed over the meat lends a little sweetness to each slice. —Catherine Carpenter, Barnesville, Ohio

Beans with Parsley Sauce
You’ll likely find the main ingredient for this side dish right in your garden! For a bit of extra color, try mixing wax beans with green beans. —Veronica Teipel, Manchester, Missouri

Peanut Butter Pudding Pie
This pie is pretty enough to serve company…if your family doesn’t get to it first. No one will be able to resist a sweet piece of this creamy chocolate and peanut butter dessert. —Valerie Sisson, Norton, Ohio

Bean Counter Chowder
This wonderfully seasoned chowder is suggested by Vivian Haen of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

Soft Onion Breadsticks
Quick to fix breadsticks from Field Editor Maryellen Hays of Wolcottville, Indiana are golden and chewy.

Strawberry Sandwich Cookies
These Strawberry Sandwich Cookies are just yummy. —Barbara Sessoyeff, Redwood Valley, California